Folding basket stand



A. J. DREMEL. V

EOLDING BASKET STAND.

A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 8. 1,413,710. -Patented pr.25,1922

ALBERT J. DREMEL, or NEVTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO THE MAYTAG COMPANY, or

NEWTON, OWA, A-CORPOBATION or rowm a FOLDING BASKET srArD.

Application filed May 13,

- To all whom iz' may concern:

Be it known that L ALsEnT J. DREMEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New ton, in the county of asper and Stateot Iow'a, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Basket Stands of which 'the 'following-'is 'the specification;

This invention relates to a basket stand of' such nature that it may be' either collapsed or open up in positionto support a basket,' and more particularly tosuch tand mounted for swinging movement upon the side or' end of a washing machine or the like.

In the operation et washing clothes it is a question of prime importance. to have V a quickly available support upon which' 'to rest` the clothes basketco'nveniently located there 'will be' necessitated a considerable loss of time "due to going a greater or less' distance to 'obtain and bring forward into suitable position a Stand for this purpose, and which 'Stand when obtainedwill be of a clumsy nature and awkward to handle. This not only results in a veryconsiderable loss ol? time, but also impos'es a task of no small de 'ree upon the operator of the washing machine, which work is mostly done by women. These objections are obviated by my present invention. v

Among the objects of this inve ntion is to provide a basket stand of such nature that it may be folded up or collapsed when not in use, and readily opened up into extended position when desired to, support a clothes basket thereon; "further to attach the same to a washing machine or the* like in such manner that'it may beimmediately puiled' out into extended position when required for use, and folded back out of the way when not in use; further to provide novel means for swingingly mou nting the stand to the washing machine or the like to accommodate' swinging ina horizontalplane; to provide novel means to permit the collapsing of the Stand when 'not in use, and also to rigidly brace the parts of the stand when the same is beingused to support a basket; furthe-to provide novel means for locking the Stand in either distended or collapsed position; further to soconstruct the'braoing means that a movement between. two' of the elements of the Stand will' 'produce a corresponding movement between 'every' other two' of the' If such a support is not i 191 3 SeriaiNo. 234,135.

parts llustrated in the accompanying draw- 1ngs,and whleI have shown therein a pre ferred embodiment of my inVentionI desire Specificationof Letters Patent. Pateted Apr. 25 1922;

the: same to be understood as illustrative 1 only, and inventon.

In the drawings: V

not as limiting the scope of my the like; v

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of F ig. 1. Fig. 3 lS a view Similar to Fig. '1,' but showing the'stan'd in a'collapsed positi Fg 1s"a sideelevation:looking at the* outer face o'f-the collapsed Stand.

Referring to the-drawings`, it will be seen fl F1g 1` IS a *plan'view of my improved' basketstand n- 'open position, and showing the same attached to a washing machine or that myimproved basket standfcomprises 's the horiz'ontally extendin'g bars l or members 1, and the vertically eXtending legs 2 se-.`

cured to'the outer ends of the bars 1.' 3 designatesa portion (which may'be the end side` or"any other suitable portion) of a washingmachine or the like to which the Stand is pivotally 'mounted' `Secured to the corner of'the portion 3 is the angle 4, arry ing* an outwardlyextending ring-like projection 5, 'which may be suitably formed'by giving the desired curvatur'e to a rod or the The inner V like r screwed into this bracket; ends of the bars 1 are perforated at 6," and through these perforationsf'extends the ring-like projection, as clearly shown in Figures 1, 2 and' 3.' From ,this construction it isseen that the bars 1 may be moved eithefl towards or away' from each other at'their outer ends, such movementvbeing *accommodated by a sliding of the inner ends of the bars 1 upon'the ring-*like projection 5.;,A'uy

other suitable form of pivotal mounting may however; be substituted for theconstruction shown ,if'desirech the essential 'idealbeing to pivotallyfimount the members lflupon* the support 3 in such manner that they may be either swung together against theside of the' support, or swung away from eachother in order to present a surface upon whicha ket or the'like' may be positioned."

`Secured "to'the outer'endof the bars 1 j by means of riyets or the like 7,'are' the basebrackets 8, to which brackets are secured the downwardly extending legs 2, and which legs: are each provided adjacent their lower ends with the longitudinally extending slots- 10. Extending between each pair of legs 9 are the crossed bars 11 and 12, which are pivotally connected together midway of their `length by the pivot 13. Each of the bars 11 is pivoted at 14 to the leg 9, and at its lower end is provided with the projection 15 extending through the slot 10, which projections m ay be in the form of a suitable bolt, rivet or the like. A Similar construction is effected in the case of the bars 12, the upper end of each being pivotally connected atl to the legs 9 andprovided at the lower end with an aperture through which also passes the, projection 15 in such manner that the bars 11 and 12 wili be pivotally connected together thereon. From ,this construction it will be seen that as the legs 9 are pushed towards each other, (assuming them to be in the position illustrated in'Figure 2), the bars 11 and 12 will swing upon the pivots 14 and 16, and by virtue of the pivot 13 the lower end of each of these bars; will move downwardly, thus causing the projections. 15 to follow the slots 10 and rest when the legs are brought together at or near the lower end of these slots. The projections 15, which are located in each of the endlegs designated a and b are provided with a thumb nut 17 by virtue of* which the legs may be locked in either open or closed position by merely tightening this nut.

'It will thus .be seen that the braces between the legs 9 are arranged in lazy-tong fashion; the result of which is that movement any ,two of the legs towards or away from each other will ,produce a corresponding and'an equal movement between every other two of the legs, thus making possible astructure which can be easily and quickly thrown into either open or collapsed position and by simply turning the thumb nuts 17 securelylocked in such position'. By arranging the stand at the end or side of the washing machine or the like, it can be readily collapsed and swung against the washing machine or the like so as to be out of the way and permit free movement around the same; and when it is desired to'place the basket stand in operative position for the reception of a clothes basket or the like all that is necessary isto grasp one of the bars :1, or .egs 2 and move the same into' open position, the other bars and legs simultaneouslyswinging into such open position by virtue of the lazy-tong construction v described above, after which the thumb nut 17 "may-be tightened and the stand thus made rigid for use. After serving its purpose it* may be quickly and easily collapsed against the side of the washing, machine or the like by following reverse operations.

Having now described my invention:

claim:

1. in a basket stand. a plurality of vertical legs, a top member secured at right angles to each of said legs, said top members Converging toward their rear ends at which point they are pivotally connected for swinging upon a support, said legs each having a longitudinal slot therein, a p'air of crossed bars pivotally connected together midway of their length and extending between said legs respectively, the upper ends oi said bars being pivotally connected to said legs and the lower ends having projections slidably mounted in said slots, means on the lower and outer end portion of each of the end pairs of crossed bars for locking' the projection thereof in adjusted position in its respective slot whereby to lock said stand in open position.

2. In a basket stand a support, a ring-like l per ends respectively pivoted to the adjacent leg and having at their respective lower ends a projection slidably engaging said slots,

and means on the projections slidably engag ing the. slots of the end legs for looking the stand in either open or closed position.

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3. In folding basket stand apparatus a support, a plurality of horizontally extending arms each mounted for swinging move-f ment on said supportwhereby they may be swung toward or away from each other at their outer ends, a *leg depending from each of said outer ends and having a longitudinal slot therein, a pair of pivotally connected crossed arms extending between each pair of legs, said crossed aii-'ms being each pivotally connected at one end to the adjacent leg and at its other end having means 'slidably mounted in said slot, and means for locking one or more of said slidably mounted 'means against movement in its respective slot wherebysaid stand may be locked in either open orclosed position. V

i. In a folding basket stand a pluralityof diverging arms adapted to be pivotally mounted at one end upon a support whereby they may be swung toward or away from swingingly mounted upon a washing machine or the like, and comprising a plurality of diverging arms so conneoted together at one end that they may be swung toward or away from each other, a depending leg on each of said arms, lazytong Connections between each pair of said 'legs whereby movement between any two of said legs will effectan equal movement between every other two, and means for'locking said legs in any adjusted position.

6. A folding basket stand adapted to be swingingly mounted upon a washing machine or the like, and comprisinga plurality oi? members connected for swinging movement toward and away from each other, means Connecting said members in a plurality of interconnected pairs whereby movement between any two will produce an equal movement between every other two, and means for locking said members in either open orclosed position.

7. n combination .a support, a basket V stand pivotally mounted on said support for pivotally mounted horizontal supporting members, means to effect the distension or collapse of said stand, and means to look said stand in either distended position or collapsed position against said support c 9. The combination .of a support adapted" to be carried by a washing machine and a collapsible clothes basket stand mounted on said support for swinging movement in a horizontal plane substantially about a pivotal point, said stand comprising arms pivotally mounted at one end' and otherwise interconnected so that when there is swinging' movement of one' there will be a like move-` ment of all andbeing adapted to support a clothesbasket foruse in conjunction with the washing machine. r

10. The combination of: a support, adapted to be carried by a` washing machine and to pivotally support a clothes basket stand *adjacent the washing 'machine, and a clothes basket stand `pivoted'on 'the support for swinging movement in 'a horizontal plane,

and adapted-to support a clothes basket adja-' cent the washing machine, said stand com-' pris'ing a seriesoi arms pivoted at one end and interconnected so that they will be si'- multaneously collapsed or extended. 'In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification in the presence a of two witnesses. i l ALBERTJJDREMEL.

/Vitnesses: V i a W. H. A. THOMAS,

i E. H. MAYTAG. 

